Live Text is a powerful feature of the iPhone - something to look forward to if you’re upgrading from an older model. (If you don’t see it, tap and hold to select text like before.) A handy way to translate text Tap the Translate button in the bottom-left. It’s a little icon that looks like a paragraph of words. Point your camera at the text, hold it steady for a few moments and tap the Live Text button in the bottom right. The Translate button will put translated text on top of the original text. If you need to translate something like a restaurant menu or a sign, there’s another easy option right in your iPhone camera. This works on images in your photo library, too - even videos! Tap on the screen to bring up the controls and look for the Live Text icon in the bottom-right corner. Tap the Live Text icon to select text out of a video. On the Mac, hover the mouse over it until you see the ][ cursor to select. Tap and hold on the first word in this picture, drag your finger down to select the whole paragraph, then tap Translate in the pop-up menu. From Guglielmo Sbano, Il Mattino Photo: D. You can select and translate words from pictures and videos, too. What if you want to translate text embedded in a picture? Well, the process is exactly the same. You’ll see a menu slide up from the bottom where you can set the language, hear the translation of the original text by tapping the Play button, copy it, favorite it or open the Translate app.